My name is Kasper Graulund Jensen, I’m 29 years old and I was born and grew up in Greve, a town located about 20 km south of Copenhagen. My passion is pretty hard to pigeonhole. I’m the kind of person who gets pretty obsessed with new hobbies and passions all the time, and then dives 100% into them. The last year I’ve been training (bodybuilding) 5 times a week, and I’ve been focusing on eating very, very healthy. So some months ago I finally reached my goal of having a great body ☺

I’m also into techniques that will make my live better. I’ve been reading and studying many books about NLP such as: Be More Effective, Use Your Brain Better, How to Find and Pursue Your Dreams, How to Have a Great Life, etc. The last year I’ve been traveling a lot, and I’ve discovered that this is a true passion of mine. I’m selling all my stuff and trying to move to Argentina in a few months, and perhaps travel around the world. I like the idea that I don’t know where I will be spending the next year.

I also like to think and talk about new ideas- mostly web based- and I’ve been focusing on those ideas the last couple of years.

I don’t think that I’ve yet found my true passion, but I know that I’m searching for it and basically trying to live a full life.

What dream are you currently living out?

Some months ago I decided that I would move to Buenos Aires, Argentina. After I made that decision, I traveled to Spain for a three-week language course to try to learn Spanish. I’ve learned a lot and now I’m ready to discover Argentina and maybe more of the world.☺ I think it’s really important to try different locations to get a real opinion about the many cool places the world has to offer.

Besides the “world traveling dream,” I’m currently self-employed which means I have my own business. I’ve hired a person to do the daily work-routines so I can concentrate on the things I like doing, instead of working. This is also a dream that has come true.

Where were you before you decided that it was possible to pursue your dream?

Well, I think I was basically in the same place as most people are: I was working in an office for 40 hours a week. When my own company earned enough money I went to part time on my job, and then at last I quit.

I think it’s absurd that most of the people are working for 40 hours a week for most of their lives. That’s actually pretty fucked up.☺

Did you have an epiphany or a change in mindset when you realized that it was possible? When/what happened?

One book that really changed my mindset was 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss. It’s an inspiring book which actually explains how easy it can be to live without having to work for 40 hours a week.

But this book was not the only thing. I’ve been thinking a lot about this for the past years and doing my own reading and research. I don’t think that it was a change from one day to another; it was a change which took half a year to realize.

What mental barriers did you have to overcome? What fears did you have to confront?

When I decided to totally quit my job, there were some barriers. For instance, I thought a lot about of how I should use my time, and if I would get lonely. Furthermore, I thought a lot about what would happen if I wasn’t able to earn enough money for living, paying bills, etc. by means of my own company. But I made a pact with myself that if everything failed, then I could always begin to work again or find an interesting study. Quitting the job was the only right thing to do after I reached that conclusion.

What inspired you to reflect on your former circumstances and begin to define how you wanted to live your life?

Basically, it was books I think. None of my friends are thinking much about this, and they are all pretty stuck in their 40 hour workweek jobs. I’ve read a lot of Tony Robbins, and he has inspired me in many great ways.

How has doing what you are doing, changed how you see future possibilities and challenges?

In my case, now that I don’t have to work for a company, I have the possibility to work from anywhere in the world as long as I have my laptop with me. That’s really nice because now I’m beginning to reflect more on the opportunities I have. Instead of focusing on how I should build up my resume, I’m using my time to reflect upon how I want to live my life, what type of person I want to be, how I want to behave and what I want to see in this world. I think most people are not spending enough time on that, because they have to work so much and society is appreciating working a lot more than reflecting. That’s actually pretty sad I think; people should use more time on themselves.

What are your strength and weaknesses? Which are you trying to improve upon?

Strengths: I’m pretty stubborn when it comes to achieving goals. I’m also capable of adapting to different types of people, meaning I basically can find something to talk about with almost any kind of person. I’m almost always in a pretty good mood. I’m pretty good at finding niche Internet ideas and I’m good with the girls.☺

Weaknesses: I easily get bored and restless. It can be pretty hard for me just to do nothing, but I’m trying to improve upon this issue. I’m very bad at saying ‘goodbye forever!’ to former girlfriends. Sometimes I talk before I think.

What have you learned about life from your journey?

Well not much yet. I’ve just learned that I will try not to live the “normal” way again: using lots of money on stuff that doesn’t matter, and time on people and things I don’t care about.

How do you perceive society?

I think that modern society is focusing more on the idea that work/money = success, instead of other values. It’s more respected to earn a good amount of money, rather than doing a good deed. I also thinks it’s a joke that the world had agreed upon the idea that approximately 40 hours of work is the way of life. Why 40? That’s a lot of work. Why not make it 20 hours or so, and then work on making people more efficient when they work. I know a lot of people who works for 40 hour a week, but when they actually work, they maybe only work efficiently for 2 hours or so a day. Basically, a person can’t be efficient for 8 hours in a row. That is way too much time to kill each day.

What would be your advice to other people who want to live out their dreams?

First of all find out what your dreams are, and then try list what you would like to do or be. If you want to travel to Asia for a month or so, it’s much easier if you try to figure out exactly what it takes to do so. You will find out that it actually isn’t that hard. If you are focused and sure about what you want, then it will also be much easier for you.

What is most important to you in life?

My way of living and being healthy.

What are you most proud of in your life?

The websites I’ve created which I earn money on, being able to follow-through on the things I decide to do in my life, and living without having to work a normal 40 hr. workweek.

What is your next dream?

Traveling the world and trying to live in other countries. Right now I’m living in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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